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NET Exam Political Science Questions with Answers
I need National Eligibility Test exam political science question paper with their answers, will you please provide here?
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National Eligibility Test exam political science question paper has questions from following topics: 1. Political Theory and Thought 2. Comparative Politics and Political Analysis 3. Indian Government and Politics 4. UGC NET Public Administration 5. International Relations UGC NET Political Science Syllabus Code No. : 02 Subject : Political Science Note : There will be two question papers, UGC NET Paper II and Paper III ( Part – A & B ). UGC NET Paper II will cover 50 Objective Type Questions ( Multiple choice, Matching type, True / False, Assertion – Reasoning type ) carrying 100 marks. UGC NET Paper III will have two Parts – A and B; Paper – III ( A ) will have 10 Short Essay Type Questions ( 300 words ) carrying 16 marks each. In it there will be one question with internal choice from each unit ( i.e., 10 questions from 10 units; Total marks will be 160 ). UGC NET Paper III ( B ) will be compulsory and there will be three questions from any unit I to X. The candidate will attempt only one question only in 800 words; carrying 40 marks. Total marks of UGC NET Paper III will be 200. UGC NET Paper II 1. Political Theory and Thought • Ancient Indian Political Thought : Kautilya and Shanti Parva. • Greek Political Thought : Plato and Aristotle. • European Thought – I : Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau. • European Thought – II : Bentham, J. S. Mill, Hegel, Marx and Green. • Contemporary Political Thought – I : Lenin, Mao, Gramsci. • Contemporary Political Thought – II : Rawls, Nozic and Communitarians. • Modern Indian Thought : Gandhi, M. N. Roy, Aurobindo Ghosh, Joy Prakash Ambedkar, Savarkar. • Concepts and Issue – I : Medieval Political Thought: Church State Relationship and Theory of Two Swords. • Concepts and Issue – II : Behaviouralism and Post-Behaviouralism, Decline and Resurgence of Political Theory. Democracy, Liberty and Equality. • 2. Comparative Politics and Political Analysis Evolution of Comparative Politics as a discipline; nature and scope. • Approaches to the study of comparative politics : Traditional, Structural – Functional, Systems and Marxist. • Constitutionalism : Concepts, Problems and Limitations. • Forms of Government : Unitary – Federal, Parliamentary – Presidential. • Organs of Government : Executive, Legislature, Judiciary – their interrelationship in comparative perspective. • Party Systems and Pressure Groups; Electoral Systems. • Bureaucracy – types and roles. • Political Development and Political Modernization. • Political Culture, Political Socialization and Political Communication. • Political Elite; Elitist theory of Democracy. • Power, Authority and Legitimacy. • Revolution : Theories and Types. • Dependency : Development and Under Development. • 3. Indian Government and Politics National Movement, Constitutional Developments and the Making of Indian Constitution. Ideological Bases of the Indian Constitution, Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties and Directive Principles. Constitution as Instrument of Socio – Economic Change, Constitutional Amendments and Review. • Structure and Process – I : President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Working of the Parliamentary System. • Structure and Process – II : Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, State Legislature. • Panchayati Raj Institutions : Rural and Urban, their working. • Federalism : Theory and Practice in India; Demands of Autonomy and Separatist Movements; Emerging trends in Centre – State Relations. • Judiciary : Supreme Court, High Courts, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism including Public Interest Litigation cases, Judicial Reforms. • Political Parties, Pressure Groups, Public Opinion, Media; Subaltern and Peasant Movements. • Elections, Electoral Behaviour, Election Commission and Electoral Reforms. • 4. UGC NET Public Administration Development of Public Administration as a discipline; Approaches to the study of Public Administration : Decision – making, Ecological and Systems; Development Administration. Theories of Organization • Principles of Organization : Line and staff, unity of command, hierarchy, span of control, centralization and decentralization, Types of organization – formal and informal; Forms of organization; department, public corporation and board. • Chief Executive : Types, functions and roles. • Personnel Administration : Recruitment, Training, Promotion, Discipline, Morale; Employee – Employer Relations. • Bureaucracy : Theories, Types and Roles; Max Weber and his critics. Civil servant – Minister relationship. • Leadership, its role in decision – making; Communication. • Financial Administration : Budget, Audit, Control over Finance with special reference to India and UK. • Good Governance; Problems of Administrative Corruption; Transparency and Accountability; Right to Information. • Grievance Redressal Institutions : Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta. • 5. International Relations • Contending Theories and Approaches to the study of International Relations; Idealist, Realist, Systems, Game, Communication and Decision – making. • Power, Interest and Ideology in International Relations; Elements of Power : Acquisition, use and limitations of power, Perception, Formulation and Promotion of National Interest, Meaning, Role and Relevance of Ideology in International Relations. • • Arms and Wars : Nature, causes and types of wars / conflicts including ethnic disputes; conventional, Nuclear / bio – chemical wars; deterrence, Arms Race, Arms Control and Disarmament. • Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, Conflict Resolution, Diplomacy, World – order and Peace studies. • Cold War, Alliances, Non – Alignment, End of Cold war, Globalisation. • Rights and Duties of states in international law, intervention, Treaty law, prevention and abolition of war. • Political Economy of International Relations; New International Economic Order, North – South Dialogue, South – South Cooperation, WTO, Neo – colonialism and Dependency. • Regional and sub – regional organisations especially SAARC, ASEAN, OPEC, OAS. • • United Nations : Aims, Objectives, Structure and Evaluation of the working of UN; Peace and Development perspectives; Charter Revision; Power – struggle and Diplomacy within UN, Financing and Peace – keeping operations. • • India’s Role in International affairs : India’s relations with its neighbours, Wars, Security Concerns and Pacts, Mediatory Role, distinguishing features of Indian Foreign Policy and Diplomacy. • 1. Mahatma Gandhi described himself as a (A) Philosophical Anarchist (B) Libertarian (C) Social Democrat (D) Social Liberal 2. Marching through the stages of thesis, anti-thesis and synthesis, consciousness is the essence of the creation and driving force of development. The above view is associated with (A) Marx (B) Rousseau (C) Hegel (D) Kant 3. Who of the following is considered to be one of the intellectual godfathers of neo-liberal capitalism ? (A) John Rawls (B) F.A. Hayek (C) MacIntyre (D) Michael Walzer 4. As against Marx’s view that with the expansion of capitalism the middle class will vanish away, the first thinker to have given the idea that the middle class will not wither away and increasing pauperization of the proletariat will not take place, was (A) Kautsky (B) Bernstein (C) Bukharin (D) Luxemberg 5. ‘The Fifth French Republic was a tailor-made Constitution by Charles de Gaulle.’ The above comment was made by (A) Jocobians (B) Puritans (C) Blondel (D) Dorothy Pickles 6. Delegated legislation contributed to the (A) Rise of Judiciary (B) Rise of Bureaucracy (C) Rise of Executive (D) Rise of Legislature 7. The term ‘Mixed Political Culture’ was used in the Indian context by (A) Rajni Kothari (B) Francis Frankel (C) V.S. Sirsikar (D) Morris Jones 8. The dominant approach in contemporary politics is (A) Structural-functionalism (B) Marxism (C) Normative Theory (D) New Institutionalism 9. The term ‘Federal’ figures (A) In the Preamble to the Indian Constitution (B) In Part III of the Indian Constitution (C) In Article 368 (D) Nowhere in the Indian Constitution 10. Legislative Council of a State can be abolished or created by (A) President of India on the recommendation of the Parliament (B) Legislative Assembly of the State concerned (C) Parliament through a simple Legislation (D) Parliament on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned 11. The socialists and communists boycotted the Constituent Assembly of India because (A) It was constituted before India’s independence (B) The women were not adequately represented (C) It was not constituted on the basis of adult suffrage (D) The workers and peasants were not adequately represented 12. The Indian National Army was formed by (A) General Mohan Singh (B) Shahnawaz Khan (C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Rashbihari Bose 13. Marxian view treats international politics as an extension of class war in (A) Global perspective (B) National perspective (C) Societal perspective (D) Regional perspective 14. T.H. Marshall’s theory of citizenship is derived from his study of (A) Great Britain (B) The Developing World (C) The U.S.A. (D) Western Europe 15. ‘Look East Policy’ was formulated by which one of the following Prime Ministers ? (A) Rajiv Gandhi (B) I.K. Gujral (C) P.V. Narasimha Rao (D) Manmohan Singh 16. The phrase ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ was coined by (A) Trueman (B) Eisenhower (C) Kennedy (D) Nixon 17. When Fred W. Riggs said that ‘Nepotism and favouritism play a dominant role in the making of appointments to various administrative posts, he was referring to (A) Diffracted Society (B) Fused Society (C) Agrarian Society (D) Prismatic Society 18. Referring to the principle of responsibility for the King, who said that, “In the happiness of his subjects lies his happiness, in their welfare his welfare” ? (A) Machiavelli (B) Manu (C) Kautilya (D) Chandra Gupta 19. Who regards coordination as central core of management and says it implies “harmonious ordering of parts” ? (A) Herbert Simon (B) Douglas McGregor (C) Elton Mayo (D) M.P. Follett 20. The idea of ‘committed bureaucracy’ in India was advocated by (A) Jawahar Lal Nehru (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (C) Mrs. Indira Gandhi (D) Morarji Desai 21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Machiavelli is anti- Church but not anti-religion. Reason (R) : Because religion produces order as peace brings fortune and success. Select the correct answer from the codes give below : Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The system of proportional representation may solve the problem of minority representation to some extent. Reason (R) : The system of proportional representation enables due representation to all types of groups based on ethnicity, gender, interests and ideologies. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Constructivism insists that international relations cannot be reduced to national action and interaction within material constraints as realism claims. Reason (R) : Because State interaction is not among fixed national interests but is to be understood as a pattern of action and shapes and is shaped by identities over time. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 24. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Considering its effectiveness and efficiency, Presidential System was advocated for India in 1980s. Reason (R) : Consociational politics could not sustain itself in India. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 25. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Henri Fayol distinguishes between Public Administration and Private Administration. Reason (R) : He says that all undertakings observe the same general principles of administration. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 26. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The Systems Approach gave rise to contingency management. Reason (R) : It is also known as ‘Modern Organisation Theory’. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 27. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : In his discretionary powers, Governor can reserve a Bill for the assent of the President. Reason (R) : The President of India can return a Bill passed by a State Legislature for reconsideration. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 28. Arrange the following elitist theorists in proper chronological order from the codes given below : (i) C. Wright Mills (ii) Michels (iii) Pareto (iv) Mosca Codes : (A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) (B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) (C) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii) (D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) 29. Arrange the following in chronological order. Use the codes given below : (i) Bolshevik Revolution (ii) Puritan Revolution (iii) Chinese Communist Revolution (iv) Glorious Revolution Codes : (A) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii) (B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii) (C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i) (D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii) 30. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following are placed in the Indian Constitution. Use the codes given below : (i) Imposition of President’s rule in the State (ii) Freedom of Conscience (iii) Parliament legislating on State subject (iv) Amendment to the Constitution Codes : (A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) (B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) (C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) (D) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) 31. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : (i) Liberalism (ii) Socialism (iii) Positivism (iv) Anarchism Codes : (A) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) (B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) (D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) 32. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II (a) Vote on Account (i) Lump-sum money granted without detailed estimates (b) Vote on Credit (ii) Additional expenditure not covered in the approved Budget (c) Supplementary Demand for Grants (iii) Amount spent in excess of the grants (d) Excess Demand for Grants (iv) Grants in advance pending budgetary approval Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) 33. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following came into existence. Use the codes given below : (i) Swatantra Party (ii) Muslim League (iii) Bhartiya Janata Party (iv) Communist Party of India Codes : (A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) (B) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii) (D) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii) 34. Arrange the following thinkers in chronological order. Use the code given below : (i) Montesquieu (ii) John Locke (iii) Almond (iv) Arthur Bentley Codes : (A) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii) (B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) (C) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i) (D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) 35. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared. Use the code : (i) Comparative Politics : Today (ii) The Process of Government (iii) Comparative Politics : A Developmental Approach (iv) The Spirit of Laws Codes : (A) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i) (B) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (C) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) (D) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i) 36. Arrange the following revolutions in order they took place. Use the code given below : (i) French Revolution (ii) Bolshevik Revolution (iii) Menshevik Revolution (iv) October Revolution Code : (A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii) (B) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) (C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii) (D) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) 37. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the code given below : (i) Treaty of Versailles (ii) Treaty of Westphalia (iii) Philadelphia Convention (iv) Vienna Congress Codes : (A) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (B) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii) (C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) (D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii) 38. Arrange the following Earth Summits held so far in chronological order from the code given below : (i) Rio-de-Jeneiro (ii) Kyoto (iii) Copenhagen (iv) Bali Codes : (A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii) (B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii) (C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (D) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i) 39. Arrange the following Chairmen of the Finance Commissions of India in chronological order and answer by using the code given below : (i) A.M. Khusro (ii) N.K.P. Salve (iii) Dr. Vijay Kelkar (iv) Dr. C. Rangarajan Codes : (A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (B) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i) (C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) (D) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) 40. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I (Authors) List – II (Books) (a) H.G. Wells (i) The Story of Philosophy (b) Arnold J. Toynbee (ii) A Brief History of Time (c) Will Durant (iii) Outline of History (d) Stephen Hawking (iv) A Study of History Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) (D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) 41. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the code given below : List – I List – II (a) Liberalism (i) S.C. Bose (b) Anarchism (ii) B.R. Ambedkar (c) Fascism- Democracy Synthesis (iii) M.K. Gandhi (d) Primacy of the Social (iv) R.C. Dutta Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) 42. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the code given below : List – I (Theories) List – II (Theorists) (a) Classical Theory of Democracy (i) Anthony Downs (b) Procedural Theory of Democracy (ii) Joseph Schumpeter (c) Economic Theory of Democracy (iii) A.D. Lindsay (d) Polyarchy (iv) Robert Dahl Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) 43. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II (a) Structural – Functional Approach (i) David Easton (b) Communication Theory (ii) Karl Deutsch (c) General Systems Theory (iii) Anthony Downs (d) Rational Choice (iv) Gabriel Almond Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) (B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) 44. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I (Concepts) List – II (Thinkers) (a) Rule of Law (i) Montesquieu (b) Separation of Powers (ii) John Austin (c) Natural Rights (iii) John Locke (d) Monism (iv) Dicey Codesü : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii) (B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) 45. Match the List – I with the List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II (a) Quit India Movement (i) 1939 (b) Forward Bloc (ii) 1942 (c) Rajaji Formula (iii) 1945 (d) INA Trials (iv) 1944 Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) 46. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II (a) First China visit by a Foreign Minister after 1962 (i) P.V. Narsimha Rao’s Government (b) Massive Amendment to the Indian Constitution (ii) Atal Behari Vajpayee’s Government (c) Bus diplomacy (iii) Indira Gandhi’s Government (d) Economic Liberalisation (iv) Morarji Desai’s Government Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) 47. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below ü : List – I List – II (a) Equilibrium Theory (i) Thomas C. Schelling (b) Realistic Theory (ii) Hans J. Morgenthau (c) Game Theory (iii) George Liska (d) Communication Theory (iv) Carl W. Deutsch Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) 48. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I (Authors) List – II (Books) (a) Stanley Hoffman (i) Politics Among Nations (b) E.H. Carr (ii) Contemporary Theories of International Relations (c) K.J. Holsti (iii) International Politics (d) Hans J. Morgenthau (iv) The World between Two Wars Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) (B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) (C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) 49. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes below : List – I List – II (a) Rensis Likert (i) Sensitivity Training (b) Chester Barnard (ii) Participative Management (c) Chris Argyris (iii) Group Dynamics (d) Kurt Lewin (iv) Zone of Indifference Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii) (D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii) 50. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II (a) Public Servants Enquiries Act (i) 1964 (b) All India Services (Conduct) Rules (ii) 1956 (c) Central Vigilance Commission (iii) 1850 (d) Railway Services (Conduct) Rules (iv) 1955 Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) |
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Re: NET Exam Political Science Questions with Answers
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Re: NET Exam Political Science Questions with Answers
As you want here I am giving bellow UGC NET Exam Political Science Questions with Answers on your demand : UGC NET Exam Political Science Questions with Answers 1. In Hegels notion the highest possible achievement of Mind as expressed in social life was in (A) The Contemporary Prussian State (B) Rome (C) Athens (D) Contemporary Great Britain Answer: (A) 2. Machiavelli advised the Prince to pursue (A) Moderate behaviour (B) Extreme generosity (C) Perfect strictness (D) Great kindness Answer: (A) 3. Which is not a part of Rawls well ordered society? (A) Stable (B) Efficient (C) Just (D) Equal Answer: (D) 4. Who among the following wrote, Laws are the rules of just and unjust; nothing being reputed unjust that is not contrary to some law? (A) Bentham (B) Hegel (C) Hobbes (D) Rousseau Answer: (C) 5. Arrange the following works of Rousseau chronologically, using the codes given below: a. The Social Contract b. A Discourse on the Arts and Sciences c. Emile d. A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Codes: (A) d, c, b, a (B) a, c, d, b (C) c, a, b, d (D) b, d, c, a Answer: (D) 6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List I List II a. On Liberty 1. AmartyaSen b. Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation 2. T.H. Green c. Idea of Justice 3. Robert Nozick d. Anarchy, Stateand Utopia 4. J.S. Millwww.netugc.com Codes: a b c d (A) 3 1 2 4 (B) 1 3 2 4 (C) 2 4 3 1 (D) 4 2 1 3 Answer: (D) 7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List I List II a. Justice as one person, one duty, one class one work 1. Plato b. Justice as fairness 2. Aristotle c. Justice as proportionate equality 3. Rawls d. Justice as the interest of the strong 4. Thrasymachas Codes: a b c d (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 2 1 3 4 (C) 2 1 4 3 (D) 1 3 2 4 Answer: (D) 8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List I List II a. Perpetual peace 1. Plato b. Golden Mean 2. Kant c. Analogy of the cave 3. Aristotle d. Fortune as a woman 4. Machiavelli Codes: a b c d (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 2 3 1 4 (C) 2 1 4 3 (D) 4 3 2 1 Answer: (B) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: 9. Assertion (A): Marx was a revolutionary. Reason (R): Marx was not concerned about the processes of history. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Answer: (C) 10. Assertion (A): Aristotle is justifiably called the Father of Political Science. Reason (R): His criticism of Platos idealism justifies this claim. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Answer: (A) 11. The operational part of the general systems theory in social sciences has been developed first in (A) Psychology (B) Sociology (C) Political Science (D) Anthropology Answer: (D) 12. Who said, Functionalism can indeed be interpreted as a conscious alternative to Marxism? (A) W.G. Runciman (B) Robert K. Merton (C) Oran Young (D) David Easton Answer: (A) 13. Who among the following stated that a developing society in order to reach the goals of development would have to pass through the stages of political unification, industrialization, national welfare and abundance? (A) Rustow (B) Organski (C) Lucian Pye (D) David Apter Answer: (B) 14. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (A) Lucian Pye: Modernisation Theory (B) Wallerstein: World System Theory (C) Theda Skocpol: New Institutionalism (D) Karl Deutsch: Communications Theory Answer: (A) 15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (A) Pareto: The concept of residues (B) Michels: The concept of mass mind (C) Mills: The concept of political formula (D) Gasset: The theory of the masses Answer: (C) www.netugc.com 16. The concept of civic culture developed out of a survey of (A) Mexico, India, Pakistan, U.S.A. and U.K. (B) U.S.A., U.K., Mexico, Germany and Italy. (C) U.S.A., U.K., Australia, Pakistan and India. (D) Australia, Canada, U.S.A., U. K. and France. Answer: (B) 17. Unequal exchange is the formulation of (A) Samir Amin (B) Amartya Sen (C) Paul Sweezy (D) Andre Gunder Frank Answer: (A) 18. Duvergers classification of the party system is derived from the experience of political parties in (A) Western Europe (B) All the democracies of the world (C) Party system in the developing world (D) Political party system in the communist world Answer: (A) 19. Which of the following statements are correct about the President of America? 1. He is the head of the State and also the head of the Government. 2. All executive powers are vested in him. 3. He is bound by the advice of his Cabinet. 4. He has the power to dissolve the legislature. Codes: (A) 1 and 3 are correct. (B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct. (C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct. (D) 1 and 2 are correct. Answer: (D) 20. Which one of the following is not a feature of F.M. Marxs guardian bureaucracy? (A) Custodian of Public interest (B) Competent (C) Authoritarian (D) Corrupt Answer: (D) 21. Which of the following Committee was appointed by the Government of India to Identify the creamy layer among Backward Classes in India? (A) Justice R.N. Mishra Committee (B) Justice R.N. Madholkar Committee (C) Justice Ram Nandan Committee (D) Justice Rajender Sachar Committee Answer: (C) 22. Who described Indian Politics as Politics of Scarcity? (A) Myron Weiner (B) Paul R. Brass (C) Atul Kohli (D) Morris-Jones Answer: (A) 23. Which Congress President during British Raj initiated the idea of a Planning Commission? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Maulana Azad (D) Subhas Chandra Bose Answer: (D) 24. Which of the following statements are correct about Indian Government? (i) Rajya Sabha represents the local interests of the States. (ii) A member of Rajya Sabha must be a resident of the State from which he is elected. (iii) Number of seats allotted to a State has to be proportionate to its population. (iv) The term of a member of Rajya Sabha is same as that of Senator in the US. Codes: (A) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (B) (i), (ii) and (iii) (C) (i), (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (ii) Answer: (A) 25. Who of the following was the first Satyagrahi of the Individual Civil Disobedience Movement started by Gandhiji in October 1940? (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) J. B. Kripalani (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (D) Acharya Vinoba Bhave Answer: (D) 26. Who prefers to characterize the Indian federalism as bargaining federalism? (A) A.K. Chanda (B) Morris Jones (C) K.C. Wheare (D) D.D. Basu Answer: (B) 27. Who was the Chairman of Mandal Commission? (A) B.N. Mandal (B) B.P. Mandal (C) D.L. Mandal (D) R.N. Mandal Answer: (B) 28. When was the Inter-State Council set up in India? (A) 1987 (B) 1989 (C) 1990 (D) 1992 Answer: (C) 29. When were the Lok Sabha rules amended to provide for Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees? (A) 1988 (B) 1989 (C) 1991 (D) 1995 Answer: (B) 30. Which one of the following Acts/Reports created the Federal Court in India? (A) Government of India Act, 1909. (B) Government of India Act, 1919. (C) Montague-Chelmsford Report (D) Government of India Act, 1935 Answer: (D) 31. The Book Introduction to Public Administration was authored by (A) W.F. Willoughby (B) Woodrow Wilson (C) M.P. Follet (D) Leonard D. White Answer: (D) 32. The concept of ‘Informal Organisation was profounded by (A) F.W. Taylor (B) Herbert Simon (C) Elton Mayo (D) F.M. Marx Answer: (C) 33. Clect is the sub-system of Riggs Prismatic society (A) Social system (B) Administrative system (C) Economic system (D) Political systemwww.netugc.com Answer: (A) 34. ‘Jacksonian Theory is also called (A) Merit system (B) Outsource theory (C) Spoils system (D) Contract system Answer: (C) 35. Which of the four major issues of Public Administration were debated in the Minnowbrooke Conference, 1968? (A) Relevance, values, equity and change. (B) History, qualities, values and development. (C) Text, context, relevance and status. (D) Norms, values, context and progress. Answer: (A) 36. Who said, ‘Successful Management involves Management by Objectives? (A) F.W. Taylor (B) Peter F. Drucker (C) Kothari Committee (D) Edwin B. Flippo Answer: (B) 37. In which book of the following, Robert Dahl explained the Theory of Decision Making? (A) Democracy, Liberty and Equality (B) Democracy at Cross Roads (C) Who Governs? (D) Modern Political Analysis Answer: (C) 38. Which Committee recommended Unified Grading Structure for the British Civil Service? (A) Masterman (B) Fulton (C) Asheton (D) McGraw Answer: (B) 39. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Find the correct answer using the codes given below: Assertion (A): Adequate measures must be taken by the Government to ensure the stoppage of the practice of corruption. Reason (R): Corruption leads to decline of democratic process. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A). (B) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A). (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Answer: (C) 40. Match the following: The Office of Ombudsman was set up in these countries in the following years: (Countries) (Years) a. Sweden 1. 1967 b. Finland 2. 1809 c. New Zealand 3. 1978 d. United Kingdom 4. 1919 5. 1962 Select the correct answer: Codes: a b c d (A) 2 4 5 1 (B) 1 5 3 4 (C) 3 2 1 5 (D) 4 3 5 1 Answer: (A) 41. In the post Soviet era Russias outlook at global level is marked by (A) Rigid Ideological positions (B) Enhanced role for Soviet era legacies. (C) Pragmatic de-ideologised worldview. (D) Rigidities of cold war era. Answer: (C) 42. Who of the following has coined the term under-development? (A) Antonio Gramsci (B) Rosa Luxemburg (C) Emmanual Wallerstein (D) Kenneth Waltz Answer: (C) 43. The policy of containment formulated by the U.S. aimed at (A) Checking globally the influence of the Soviet Union. (B) Checking the nuclear proliferation of Iran. (C) Containing defiant North Korea. (D) Countering the expansionist policies of Peoples Republic of China. Answer: (A) 44. The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 adopted the programme for (A) Ending global poverty (B) The democratisation of U.N. system (C) Broadening the participation within I.M.F. and World Bank. (D) Reducing greenhouse emissions. Answer: (D) 45. Match List I with List II and select correct answer from the codes given below: List I List II a. Morton Kaplan 1. Perestroika and Glasnost b. Andre Gunder Frank 2. Theory of Realism c. Hans J. Morgenthau 3. Systems Theory d. Mikhail Gorbachev 4. Dependency Theory Codes: a b c d (A) 3 4 2 1 (B) 4 2 3 1 (C) 2 4 1 3 (D) 2 1 3 4 Answer: (A) 46. The principle of reciprocity within WTO framework envisages (A) Lowering of trade barriers by a State to be matched in return. (B) Creation of trade barriers on uniform basis. (C) Protection of intellectual property rights. (D) Enhanced role for State controls on trade. Answer: (A) 47. What is the correct chronological order of the events listed below? i. U.S. Policy of Containment of the Soviet Union. ii. Dissolution of the former Soviet Union. iii. Iran-Iraq War. iv. US War on terrorism in Afghanistan. Choose the right answer from the codes given below: Codes: (A) iv, ii, iii, i (B) ii, iv, i, iii (C) iii, ii, iv, i (D) i, iii, ii, iv Answer: (D) 48. The dictum, ‘Imperialism is the highest stage of Capitalism was propounded by (A) Karl Marx (B) V.I. Lenin (C) Andre Gunder Frank (D) EmmanualWallerstein Answer: (B) 49. Hans Blix was head of U.N. body for (A) Peace-keeping operations in Somalia. (B) Inspecting places in Iraq for verification of Weapons of Mass Destruction. (C) Working modalities for the creation of NIEO. (D) Rebuilding war-torn Afghanistan Answer: (B) 50.Nagorno Karabakh is a disputed territory between (A) Armenia and Azerbaizan (B) Georgia and Ukraine (C) Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (D) Russian Federation and China Answer: (A) |